May 19 - May 21: Spring Work Weekend I

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to open camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.

May 26 - May 29: Spring Work Weekend II- Memorial Day Weekend

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to open camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.

Jun 2 - Jun 4: Cape Breton Music and Dance Weekend

Join us for a weekend at Pinewoods to celebrate the music and dance traditions of our maritime neighbor to the north: Cape Breton! This year we feature the familial talent of three siblings: Troy, Kendra, and Sabra MacGillivray, who will offer fiddle, piano, and dance workshops, as well as lead sessions, dances, and give us a look into the day-to-day life on the island through an afternoon Culture Corner.

This is a short-and-very-sweet session that is a perfect way to kick off your summer season of fun!

Plymouth CRAFT’s Greenwood Fest 2017 brings some of the world’s best green woodworkers together for two and a half days of demonstrations and workshops, as well as plenty of unstructured learning time. Sessions include pole-lathe turning, chair-making, riving, hewing, clog-making, bowl-carving, joinery, lettering, and lots and lots of spoon-carving from sundry traditions.

Exciting and affordable, Swing into Summer is an enlivening and relaxing weekend full of traditional dance, song, music-making, and other activities that people of every age/persuasion will enjoy. Our campers are young adults, families, and any age you can name. Swing into Summer is a great place to engage in your most beloved activities alongside trying something brand new. Jump with joyful dance moves one period and sing for the first time in years at the next. So, come for what you love; stay for something you didn’t even know you loved!

International folk dance and music is an exhilarating gateway to experiencing and enjoying other cultures.

Cultures featured by our world-class dance staff in daily classes include countries in the Caucasus region, and France; music will be supplied for some of the workshops and all of the three hour evening dance parties by the incomparable eight-member Pinewoods Band, directed by Tom Pixton, and augmented with surprise guest musicians!

In addition to two daily dance classes geared to all campers, the sessions offer a daily “party prep” class covering classic international folk dances that are done at the evening parties, advanced dance classes, “Culture Corners”, singing, drumming, and instrumental workshops, and late night after-parties – and you’ll still have time for swimming, boating, and the simple pleasure of being at Pinewoods!

With a weekend session (June 22-26) geared toward adults and a FolkDays session (June 26-29) that adds age-appropriate classes and activities for children, or the option of staying for Both Sessions, there’s truly a place for everyone. See you there!

ESC Week is growing! We’re now bringing you the best of English Country, Scottish Country, and Contra dancing—and much more. Come enjoy your favorite traditions while perhaps sampling something new in a fun and friendly session. From the energetic to the elegant, ESC offers a unique and satisfying mix of music and dance in daily classes and mixed evening programs. ESC is a rare opportunity to bring together dance communities in one magical setting—who knows what surprises you’ll find! So ESCape to the Cape this summer for the new English Scottish Contra ESCperience!

Scottish Country Dancing combines the grace and control of balletic footwork with the exuberance of Scots folk dancing into a social dance tradition that is simultaneously vigorous and elegant. Dancers dance in sets of four couples to reels, jigs, and strathspeys played on fiddle, piano, and pipes. Scottish Sessions at Pinewoods offer two of the best SCD programs in the country for beginners and advanced dancers alike, along with Highland dancing, step dancing, and music classes. The Scottish Sessions are also known for their outstanding teachers and musicians from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.

Pinewoods is the perfect setting in which to learn or perfect one of the most exhilarating forms of social dancing. Ceilidhs and after-parties for all are part of the Pinewoods Scottish experience. Join us for the weekend (Session I, July 7-10), the week (Session II, July 10-15), or both!

Dance and music activities for the whole family. English country and ritual dances, and American squares and contras. Storytelling, singing, crafts. Some activities for the whole family, some by age group.
Program Directors: Katy German

Traditional and contemporary songs, harmony singing by ear, choral singing from written music, instrumental music, as well as dance: American contra and square, English country and display. Lots of singing and instrumental music.
Program Directors: Anna Patton

Contra, square, and clog dance classes along with some English country dance. Also calling workshops, singing and instrumental classes. Add some crafts and a great community.
Program Director: Lisa Greenleaf

Co-sponsored by the Folk Arts Center of New England and the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre , Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods offers an end of summer celebration of New England contras, English country, and international dancing, plus workshops in instrumental and vocal international dance music. The relaxed schedule also includes evening dance parties and after-parties, and various staff- and camper-led activities, all amid the lovely pine forests of Pinewoods Camp.

Program Directors: Lizzie MacLachlan and Sarah Pilzer

Fri. p.m. to Tues. a.m.

Contact: Marcie Van Cleave at 781-438-4387, *protected email*

Sponsored by: CDS Boston Centre, Folk Arts Center of New England

Photo by Mitch Diamond.

Sep 8 - Sep 10: Fall Work Weekend

Volunteer grounds work and clean up to close camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.